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I am trying to replace a broken wheel lug. I assume you just pound the broken one out of the drum but it is not budging. Is there something that needs to be done first or do I need to just keep hammering at it?
Thanks,
Ted
I ran into the same problem on two different studs.One had been replaced before & tack welded to the back .After grinding the tack off,The stud knocked out.The other stud was factory installed,pressed in like a rivet,expanding the stud body in the flange giving it a tight compression fit.I heated the stud with my butane torch & drove it out with a 4 lb hammer.If you beat to hard without heat you may warp the flange.
Thank you, this thing seems to be riveted in too. I did try heat but perhaps not enough, I will give it another shot. Thank for your help.
You could drill it from the inside out. Use a bit slightly smaller than the diameter of the stud where it is pressed into the drum. Then wang it out!
Good Luck
Steve
That's one of those tasks that we like to use a shop press for rather than a hammer, but not everyone has access to a press.
We back up the stud from the backside with a suitable prop and then push the stud out. Much less violence, a lot more umph, and less chance of distorting the center of the drum.
No heat, either.
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)
Thank you everyone, I finally got the sucker! Lots of rust dissolver, heat and finally drilled a hole down the center and threaded in a carriage bolt to give me something tall and stable to hammer without hitting the drum because the lug was flush with the drum. It ever so slowly came out. That has to be the toughest lug I have ever removed.
Cheers,
Ted
Excellent. Besides "it's supposed to be fun", my signature should also read "never argue with success".
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)